Dr. Duke's
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Chemicals and their Biological Activities in:
Quillaja saponaria MOLINA (Rosaceae) -- Soapbark
Chemicals
- CALCIUM-OXALATE
Bark 110,000 ppm;
DUKE1992A
-
Emetic PJB1(1):169
; Inflammatory PJB1(1):169
; Laxative PJB1(1):169
; Lithogenic PJB1(1):169
- GALACTOSE
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
Sweetener 0.32 x sucrose MAR
- GALACTURONIC-ACID
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
No activity reported.
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
Antidote (Camphor) PJB1(3):241
; Antidote (Morphine) PJB1(3):241
; Antihepatotoxic PJB1(3):241
; Detoxicant M11
- QUILLAIC-ACID
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
Diuretic DUKE1992B
; Emetic DUKE1992B
- SACCHAROSE
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
No activity reported.
- SAPONINS
Bark 90,000 - 100,000 ppm DUKE1992A
-
Antihepatomic NR54:S71
; Antimutagenic NR54:S71
; Antitumor (Lung) NR54:S71
; Antitumor (Ovary) NR54:S71
; Immunomodulator NR54:S71
- STARCH
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
Absorbent M29
; Antidote (Iodine) JBH
; Antinesidioblastosic M29
; Emollient M29
; Poultice M29
- SUGAR
Bark:
DUKE1992A
-
No activity reported.
- TANNIN
Bark 150,000 ppm;
DUKE1992A
-
Anthelminthic JNP59:205
; Antibacterial JE26:74
; Anticancer JAF47:397
; Anticariogenic JNP59:205
; Antidiarrheic DUKE1992B
; Antidysenteric DUKE1992B
; Antihepatotoxic JNP59:205
; AntiHIV JNP59:205
; Antihypertensive JNP59:205
; Antilipolytic JNP59:205
; Antimutagenic DUKE1992B
; Antinephritic CPB38:1049
; Antiophidic EMP5:363
; Antioxidant 1/3 quercetin JAF47:397
IC50=1.44 ug/ml CPB38:1051
; Antiradicular 1/3 quercetin JAF47:397
500 mg/kg/day orl mus CPB38:1049
; Antirenitic CPB38:1049
; Antitumor; Antitumor-Promoter JAF47:397
; Antiulcer JNP59:205
; Antiviral; Cancer-Preventive HG22:14
; Carcinogenic AHP156
; Chelator JNP59:205
; Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor JNP59:205
; Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor JNP59:205
; Hepatoprotective DUKE1992B
; Immunosuppressant RWG29
; Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor JNP59:205
; MAO-Inhibitor JNP59:205
; Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor JNP59:205
; Pesticide DUKE1992B
; Psychotropic CPB38:1049
; Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor JNP59:205
References
- AHP156:
Jim Duke's personal files
- CPB38:1049:
Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
- CPB38:1051:
Jim Duke's personal files
- DUKE1992A:
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
- DUKE1992B:
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of biologically active phytochemicals and their activities. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
- EMP5:363:
Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
- HG22:14:
HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
- JAF47:397:
Jim Duke's personal files
- JBH:
Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
- JE26:74:
Jim Duke's personal files
- JNP59:205:
Jim Duke's personal files
- M11:
Merck 11th Edition
- M29:
Martindale's 29th
- MAR:
Martindale's 28th
- NR54:S71:
Jim Duke's personal files
- PJB1(1):169:
Jim Duke's personal files
- PJB1(3):241:
Jim Duke's personal files
- RWG29:
Jim Duke's personal files
ppm = parts per million
tr = trace
Phytochemical Database, USDA - ARS - NGRL,
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center,
Beltsville, Maryland
Thu May 16 16:41:57 EDT 2002
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- or
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-
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